Active home internet users dropped by about 0.5% over April, according to a report by Nielsen//NetRatings, which follows on from the 2.2% increase recorded in March.
The decline was blamed on a drop of about 1.8 million home internet users in Germany, Australia, Brazil, Spain and the U.S.A.
Germany recorded a 2.5% drop between March and April, amounting to 841,310 people, while Switzerland saw an increase in internet users of 2.6%, or 97,936 people.
| Country |
March |
April |
Change (%) |
One-Month Difference |
| 2006 |
2006 |
| Australia |
10,296,745 |
10,222,090 |
-0.73 |
-74,655 |
| Brazil |
14,106,651 |
13,431,424 |
-4.79 |
-675,226 |
| France |
17,769,232 |
17,907,014 |
0.78 |
137,782 |
| Germany |
32,954,008 |
32,112,698 |
-2.55 |
-841,310 |
| Italy |
17,101,383 |
17,280,253 |
1.05 |
178,870 |
| Japan |
40,774,175 |
41,139,368 |
0.9 |
365,193 |
| Spain |
12,128,204 |
11,715,596 |
-3.4 |
-412,608 |
| Switzerland |
3,726,726 |
3,824,662 |
2.63 |
97,936 |
| U.K. |
24,028,103 |
24,200,841 |
0.72 |
172,738 |
| U.S. |
144,358,901 |
143,596,769 |
-0.53 |
-762,132 |
| Total |
317,244,127 |
315,430,716 |
-0.57 |
-1,813,411 |
| Source: Nielsen//NetRatings, 2006 |
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